Hey Waffle Lovers — Syrup & Butter is So Yesterday!

Waffles, s’mores, waffles, s’mores — which snack is worth blowing your weekly splurge allowance? Enter Bel 50, a tasty solution to that #firstworldproblem. Newly opened in River North, this modern spot churns out a plethora of sweet and savory stuffings to cram between – drum roll, please – waffle bread!

Crispy on the outside and soft as carb-filled clouds on the inside, the signature waffles are whipped up by celebrity Chef Joey Altman and are only 220 calories, but (sorry) we don’t suggest trying to get by with a light lunch here. It's the buttermilk-fried chicken with honey-mustard glaze, pulled pork with avocado slaw and gooey marshmallow with dark chocolate that will do you in. Throw cal counting to the wind and wash it all down with a beer or a thick milkshake. You've earned it.

Thirty years ago this week, five strangers with nothing in common were stuck in Saturday detention. Stereotypes were reinforced, then questioned, and ultimately broken down. The rest is cinematic history. Now, The Breakfast Club, quite arguably the best teen movie of all time, is getting a limited re-release in theaters read

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By now, you're totally ready to break up with winter and go zero to 100 with spring (does anyone even remember a world without tights?). But, the reality is that Mother Nature's likely going to strike with a few more cold spells before it's really over. Before you spiral back into your default winter wares of all-black read